Scat Skunk chords by Maria Muldaur

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D
B
E
A
G
C#
F#
Abdim
Ebdim
Fdim
Bdim
Bm
Am

Verse 1
D 
B 
E 
A 
D 
A 
 (D major)  (B major)  (E major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major) You
D 
 (D major) was
beatin' out in the cold
G 
I  (G major) sewed your clothes an
C# 
 (C sharp major) d   patched your holes
D 
F# 
 (D major) You asked  (F sharp major) for silver
B 
and  (B major) I gave you gold
E 
A 
Scout  (E major) skunk, you done  (A major) brought me down
D 
 (D major) You said you loved me
and took trust in you
G 
I  (G major) stayed home the
C# 
 (C sharp major) whole night through
D 
F# 
While  (D major) you were  (F sharp major) out there
B 
lov (B major) ing someone new
E 
A 
D 
Scat  (E major) skunk, you done  (A major) brought me down  (D major) 
G 
When  (G major) we first met,
you were sweet and kind
D 
Gave  (D major) up my friends,
loving you was divine
E 
B 
Sum (E major) mer came  (B major) around,
E 
you  (E major) lost all your class
You jumped out of the bath
and showed me your
D 
yes, yes,  (D major) yes
I just wonder why you were born
G 
C# 
 (G major) I'm gonna see you weepin'  (C sharp major) on
D 
F# 
B 
 (D major) I  won't be  (F sharp major) happy till you're  (B major) 
E 
dead and gone  (E major) 
A 
Scout skunk,  (A major) you done brought me
D 
G 
E 
Abdim 
down  (D major)  (G major)  (E major)  (A flatdim) 
D 
F# 
B 
 (D major)  (F sharp major)  (B major) 
Ebdim 
B 
E 
A 
D 
 (E flatdim) Oh        (B major)  (E major)  (A major)  (D major) 
G 
Abdim 
Fdim 
Abdim 
D 
F# 
B 
 (G major)  (A flatdim)  (Fdim)  (A flatdim)  (D major)  (F sharp major)  (B major) 
E 
A 
D 
G 
 (E major)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major) 
Bdim 
 (Bdim) 
Bm 
D 
Bm 
D 
E 
F# 
E 
Bm 
 (B minor)  (D major)  (B minor)  (D major)  (E major)  (F sharp major)  (E major)  (B minor) 
E 
A 
Am 
A 
D 
 (E major)  (A major)  (A minor)  (A major)  (D major) 
Am 
G 
C# 
D 
F# 
B 
Ebdim 
 (A minor)  (G major)  (C sharp major)  (D major)  (F sharp major)  (B major)  (E flatdim) 
E 
A 
 (E major)  (A major) 
D 
G 
 (D major) When  (G major) we first met,
you were sweet and kind
B 
D 
Bm 
 (B major) Gave  (D major) up my  (B minor) friends,
A 
E 
Bm 
 (A major) lov (E major) in' you was di (B minor) vine
E 
 (E major) Summer came around,
you lost all your plans
A 
You  (A major) jumped out of the bath
A 
and showed  (A major) me your
E 
D 
Oh, yes,  (E major) yes,  (D major) yes
I was sure I would be your wife
G 
C# 
 (G major) You ran out and you  (C sharp major) wrecked my life
D 
F# 
I'm gonna meet  (D major) you in the  (F sharp major) alley
B 
and  (B major) use my knife
A 
Scout skunk, you done  (A major) brought me down
D 
 (D major) Scout skunk,
A 
D 
you done  (A major) brought me down  (D major) 
You